Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 5680 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5680 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

5680 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 5680 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9586.7599883265 ft/s

The final result is:

5680 kt → 9586.7599883265 ft/s

We conclude that 5680 knots is equivalent to 9586.7599883265 feet per second:

5680 knots = 9586.7599883265 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.00010431052839725 × 5680 knots.

Another way is saying that 5680 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010431052839725 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand six hundred eighty knots is approximately nine thousand five hundred eighty-six point seven six feet per second:

5680 kt ≅ 9586.76 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand six hundred eighty knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second